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    of making something easier. What a person decides to do with his/ her life is the persons business and responsibility but no one else’s. The question here is who is blameworthy of obesity in America? It is true we have a lot of unhealthy foods in the market and people make bad choices when they see them. The marketers and manufacturers of these foods come up with new recipes all the time which doesn’t make it easier on the consumers. In the article‚ “what you eat is your business” by Radley

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    News is trying to tackle the problem and inform people on obesity by having a summit with Time magazine and discuss on various ways that would lower obesity in this country. Radley Balko mainly discusses the government point of view in his essay “What You Eat Is Your Business.” I agree with Balko’s essay since government needs to visualize the situation from different directions. Balko says that government

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    Writer Radley Balko discusses his concerns with government involvement when creating plans to reduce obesity in his essay “What You Eat Is Your Business.” Along with writing for the Washington Post‚ Balko was previously an editor at the Huffington Post‚ an online blog that analyzes politics‚ business‚ world news‚ and more. The article stems from his libertarian beliefs by highlighting principles such as “limited government‚ individual liberty‚ free markets‚ and peace.” His article addresses an issue

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    Nutrition has become a popular debate within the last twenty years. Policy analyst Radley Balko explores how government intervention affects our diet. In Balko’s article “What You Eat Is Your Business”‚ Balko discusses why he dislikes the policies being passed that monitor the public’s intake of unhealthy food. Balko chooses to pull attention away from the outcome these policies will have on health‚ and instead focus on the financial ramifications that follow major policy changes. When writing this

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    These illusions are evident in the main characters of Iago‚ Michael Cassio and Othello. This review will discuss the illusion versus reality that is seen in the play. Illusion being judgements of an individual from what is seen from the outside‚ and reality being the truth and what is on the inside. This review will also discuss the various ways in which the theme of reality versus illusion are evident and how the value of the play Othello‚ is tied to its concern with the theme culminating in the

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    Individual vs. Cultural relativism Some people may argue that‚ “what’s right/moral in my eyes‚ may not be right/moral in your eyes”. This is considered individual moral relativism. Cultural moral relativism is putting culture at the top of relative ethical decision-making. (Argosy University‚ 2014). These two different moral relativisms differ in the fact that one is putting what you believe first and the other is putting your culture first. I believe that individual moral relativism has some strengths

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    ENG 101 (30) Mr. Clifford 20 March 2013 What You See‚ Is Not Always What You Get When you hear the word janitor‚ obviously nothing glamorous comes to mind. All we think about is scrubbing toilets or mopping floors‚ basically cleaning up after other people who most of the time show no appreciation. When asked what comes to mind when you hear the word janitor‚ some people would say someone who is poor and not well educated. Not very many

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    paralyze you‚ they’re supposed to help you discover who you are”(Bernice Johnson Reagon). For me ‚ identity is the way life has mold you into the person you are today. Different persons means different experiences which ultimately leads to distinct personalities. Furthermore‚ there is many factors that have lead us to become who we are. In Geeta Kothari essay “If you Are What You Eat‚ Then What Am I?”‚ Henry Louis Gates Jr “A Giant Step” and “Mother Tongue” By Amy Tan‚ the writer analyzes what factors

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    Ever Wonder if You Could Kill What You Eat? We Did the Other Night We‚ as humans‚ have developed such a bizarre and uncomfortable relationship with non-human animals. In her short essay‚ Makenna Goodman describes how for dinner she had her guests come over and one had to kill a chicken for their meal. Goodman also discusses the efforts made by farmers to supply their families with farm-fresh food that has been prepared in an ethical way. Goodman introduces her article by sharing with us

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    Ruminant Digestive System Complex structure with four compartments Source: Animal Feeding and Nutrition (Jurgens) Ruminant Characteristics Primarily herbivores Cattle‚ sheep‚ goats‚ deer‚ elk Camelids are “pseodu” ruminants 60-75% of ingesta fermented by microbes before exposed to gastric juices Mouth Tongue Used more by cattle and goats (also use lips) Teeth No upper incisors Used more by sheep (use lips to “sort” feed) Saliva Continual production Cattle: 12 gal/d vs Sheep: 2 gal/d No enzymes;

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